combinatorialism

noun

A theory of reality based on all the possible combinations of simple objects

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Meanings

nouncombinatorialism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA theory of reality based on all the possible combinations of simple objects

    Yet, many philosophers find combinatorialism attractive because of its ontological parsimony and because it harmonizes with actualism and naturalism.

    2007 September 20, Luca Moretti, “Brogaard and Salerno on antirealism and the conditional fallacy”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI

Origin

From combinatorial + -ism.

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